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ASEAN must advance rights of Rohingya
Opinion 14 hours ago

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ASEAN must advance rights of Rohingya

This week’s ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Chiang Mai, Thailand offers the top dipl...
Fencing Indonesian waters: 50 years and counting
Opinion 16 hours ago

Fencing Indonesian waters: 50 years and counting

In 1969, Indonesia and Malaysia signed a historic deal to establish their maritime boundaries. It wa...
Shared interests bring Indonesia, South Pacific closer
Opinion 18 hours ago

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Shared interests bring Indonesia, South Pacific closer

“If I go, there’s just no telling how far I’ll go.” declared Moana, the char...
2019 race: Same candidates, different dynamics, but same results?
Opinion 19 hours ago

2019 race: Same candidates, different dynamics, but same results?

The presidential election in April looks like a rematch of the 2014 encounter with the same two cand...
Saving KPK, again
Editorial 20 hours ago

Saving KPK, again

Forming the team one year and nine months after Novel was attacked in April 2017 is too late, if not...
Turning the page on international trade
Opinion 1 day ago

Turning the page on international trade

The year 2018 may go down in history as a year of trade wars and protectionism. But the good news is...
Defense community must help reforms
Opinion 1 day ago

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Defense community must help reforms

After its success in redefining Indonesian civil-military relations, the subsequent agenda of milita...
Shipping ministry needed for next maritime journey
Opinion 1 day ago

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Shipping ministry needed for next maritime journey

The two candidates for the 2019 presidential election have so far aired a score of plans to win the ...
Pricing airfares
Editorial 1 day ago

Pricing airfares

It is simply the time now to lower ticket prices given the arrival of the low season, a stable rupia...
Transjakarta CEO: Transportation, not competition
Opinion 2 days ago

Transjakarta CEO: Transportation, not competition

"Right now, the busway is still the city’s backbone, especially where there are no other ...
In Memoriam: Bambang W. Umar never gave up on police
Opinion 2 days ago

In Memoriam: Bambang W. Umar never gave up on police

The police are usually the target of various campaigns and human rights advocates. But they can also...
Ensure right to health data protection for citizens
Opinion 2 days ago

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Ensure right to health data protection for citizens

A new era is coming. In addition to the presidential and legislative elections, the country has targ...
Using big data to control online lending platforms
Opinion 2 days ago

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Using big data to control online lending platforms

Information technology-based lending services, commonly known as peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform...
Year of living fearlessly
Editorial 2 days ago

Year of living fearlessly

Many are skeptical about the course of 2019, declaring it a political season associated with deafeni...
VAT expenditures in reducing inequality
Opinion 3 days ago

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VAT expenditures in reducing inequality

To increase transparency and assess tax incentives, Indonesia released its first Tax Expenditure Rep...
The case for collective leadership in ASEAN
Opinion 3 days ago

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The case for collective leadership in ASEAN

Over three years have now passed since the launch of the ASEAN Community. At that time, during the c...
Know your leaders
Editorial 3 days ago

Know your leaders

The more often debates are held, the better, because they allow voters to exercise common sense.&nbs...
Jakarta: 'Normalisasi' and 'naturalisasi'
Opinion 5 days ago

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Jakarta: 'Normalisasi' and 'naturalisasi'

Instead of discussing possible solutions to Jakarta floods, nowadays, the public seem to be confused...
After one year: Improving international airport train
Opinion 5 days ago

After one year: Improving international airport train

According to PT Railink, average occupancy is only at 30 percent of the total capacity, meaning that...
Ensuring 'Pakde' —and all of us– pass the 'litmus test'
Opinion 5 days ago

Ensuring 'Pakde' —and all of us– pass the 'litmus test'

Indonesians need to do their bit to avoid us sliding right back to where we left off — authori...
New era for Jakarta traffic
Editorial 5 days ago

New era for Jakarta traffic

There are too many stakeholders defending different, if not conflicting, interests and policies. Thi...
Not so clueless about Papua: An academic's call for more research on Papua
Opinion 6 days ago

Not so clueless about Papua: An academic's call for more research on Papua

During my visit, I discovered interesting facts that are not found on latest research and publicatio...
How moderate has Ma’ruf Amin become?
Opinion 6 days ago

How moderate has Ma’ruf Amin become?

Ma’ruf Amin’s vice presidential candidacy will undoubtedly be a test for the so-called i...
Alert on IS must continue
Opinion 6 days ago

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Alert on IS must continue

Although the Islamic State (IS) group has recently lost territory and an estimated 80 percent of its...
Muddling through 5 percent
Editorial 6 days ago

Muddling through 5 percent

Preliminary data from the fiscal and monetary authorities for 2018 indicate macroeconomic stability ...
Game over for Jokowi's 7 percent growth target?
Opinion 1 week ago

Game over for Jokowi's 7 percent growth target?

Crucially, the foundation to support high growth was missing even before Jokowi came to office. Two ...
Toward better ‘waqf’ management
Opinion 1 week ago

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Toward better ‘waqf’ management

Indonesia, as the country with the largest Muslim population and the most generous country worldwide...
France pushes EU on palm oil
Opinion 1 week ago

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France pushes EU on palm oil

On Dec. 20, the French National Assembly passed its Finance Bill. This would ordinarily be unremarka...
Land issues, government and civil society
Opinion 1 week ago

Land issues, government and civil society

In the annual review of the Agrarian Reform Consortium, secretary-general Dewi Kartika displayed som...
Asia must prepare today for tomorrow's jobs
Opinion 1 week ago

Asia must prepare today for tomorrow's jobs

One way to do this is to align education more closely with industry needs. 
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